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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Directed by
George Tillman Jr.
R
2013
1h 48m
Drama
7.5
84%
88%
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A coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
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Cast of The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Skylan Brooks
Mister
Ethan Dizon
Pete
Jennifer Hudson
Gloria
Jordin Sparks
Alice
Anthony Mackie
Kris
Jeffrey Wright
Henry
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Sergeant Pike
Michael Chmiel
Clerk
George Tillman Jr.
Director / Producer
Michael Starrbury
Writer
Rachel Cohen
Producer
Robert Teitel
Producer
Jana Edelbaum
Producer
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Ratings & Reviews
Reel Talk Online
Candice Frederick
While the themes of the film certainly transcend geography and age, the inclusion of multicultural characters further help make the film universal.
Collider
Matt Goldberg
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete simply tries too hard, and its emotional manipulation becomes far too obvious.
Cinemixtape
J. Olson
Everyone involved here does so much good work that the film's blemishes are easy to overlook.
Movie Mezzanine
Dan Schindel
At its best, the movie is emotionally rapturous, helped along by Brooks's incredible talent. At its worst, while it avoids falling into poverty porn (to my judgment, at least), it runs into a kind of hysteria of putting children in danger.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
The expressive performances of the two young protagonists helps to smooth over the rough spots in a script that too often turns sappy and heavy-handed.
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
Mister and Pete are, as the title goes, inevitably served up defeat at practically every turn, but ultimately it is outweighed by the strength and resilience the pair come to consistently display in the oppressive face of it.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
John Beifuss
Even more welcome than its unusual story content is its humanistic impulse: It comes from a place of respect for its characters and belief in their dignity; by extension, it offers these same courtesies to its audience.
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
[Sklyan] Brooks's performance as Mister... the best child performance of 2013.
The Playlist
Charlie Schmidlin
A wonderful document of inner-city oppression and two young actors' beginning steps, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete struggles to establish a cohesive center, and ultimately fumbles any tension on the path toward its title's possible fate.
AALBC.com
Kam Williams
A picture which proves it's hard in the 'hood not only for pimps, but for kids, too.
New York Post
Sara Stewart
A gritty, sometimes downright heartwrenching story of two young boys left to fend for themselves for weeks during a boiling-hot summer in a Brooklyn housing project.
RogerEbert.com
Peter Sobczynski
Proves to be as awkward as its title thanks to its uneven screenplay and tone, and questionable casting in supporting parts.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Pitched fascinatingly, at times uneasily, between misery and uplift, "Mister & Pete" tells the story of an endlessly resourceful child who survives the unimaginable over one long summer.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
They may be tiny little kids, but they deliver outsize performances.
Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey
"The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete" is a moving bit of mischief and mayhem that will break your heart, give you hope, make you laugh, possibly cry.
USA Today
Dizon and Brooks are wonderfully natural actors, and their characters' bond becomes like that of brothers, with Mister looking out for Pete, at first grudgingly and ultimately with real affection.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
What day-to-day struggles do kids in need face? George Tillman Jr.'s "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete" addresses many of them within a self-contained but successful story.
AV Club
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
It sticks to a familiar horrors-of-childhood formula-a continual cycle of hope and betrayal-and tends to wrap up subplots with convenient twists.
Village Voice
Stephanie Zacharek
Tillman seems to know that we need to go home feeling hope for Mister and Pete, who, it turns out, aren't so easily defeated.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
A drama made palatable by Alicia Keys' energetic score but otherwise stymied when the premise fails to go anywhere.
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